PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Z Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jakson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Birdland. Jakson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thriller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mann
vs
Jakson

193 cm
28
255 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

191 cm
28
240 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Z Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jakson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakson tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Jakson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jakson wants to clinch.
Jakson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mann sprawls well. He's pushed Jakson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jakson misses with a few strikes there.
Jakson misses with a body shot.

Mann shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jakson's guard.
Mann throws a big right hand that misses.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jakson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jakson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mann distracts Jakson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a big right hand that misses.
Mann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jakson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mann is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jakson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jakson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jakson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mann.
Mann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mann stands and throws Jakson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jakson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jakson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Mann.
Jakson is controlling Mann's trapped leg to prevent Mann from advancing to side control.
Mann passes to side control.
Jakson struggling a bit here.
Jakson tries to bench press Mann off him but Mann keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann working the head and body with strikes.

Jakson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Mann! That's hurt Jakson! Will he recover? Mann fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Z Mann!